The Red Sox outmuscled the Tigers, 12-6, with Jim Rice hitting two home runs and Cecil Cooper and Dwight Evans one each. A seven-run uprising in the fourth inning featured Rice's first homer, a two-run double by Carlton Fisk and two-run single by Cooper. Rusty Staub hit a homer for the Tigers with one aboard in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 12, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Monday, September 20, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      0  3  0    7  0  0    0  1  1  -  12 13  1
Tigers       1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   6 14  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   1   2   0     2   0   .287      Mankowski 3b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .302
Dillard 2b            5   1   1   0     1   0   .280      Meyer 1b              5   2   3   0     0   0   .245
Miller cf             4   2   0   1     2   2   .272      Staub rf              4   2   2   3     1   0   .301
Yastrzemski dh        2   1   0   1     1   0   .270      Horton dh             4   0   2   1     1   0   .261
  Darwin ph,dh        1   0   1   1     1   0   .211      Oglivie lf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .285
Fisk c                4   2   1   2     1   2   .247      Stanley cf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .282
Cooper 1b             4   1   2   4     0   0   .291      Freehan c             5   0   2   2     0   0   .269
  Baker 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Scrivener 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Rice lf               5   2   2   2     0   3   .265      Wagner ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .241
Evans rf              4   1   1   1     1   1   .240      Glynn p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hobson 3b             5   1   3   0     0   0   .231        Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  12  13  12     9   8             Totals               40   6  14   6     3   1

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  5,328
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Tigers 10
DP: Red Sox 2, Tigers 1
Errors: Burleson
Doubles: Fisk (15), Hobson (6), Darwin (7), Dillard (13), Meyer (8), Staub (25), Freehan (10), Stanley (15), Oglivie (11)
Home Runs: Cooper (14), Evans (15), Rice 2 (23), Staub (13)
GIDP: Dillard (7), Oglivie 2 (10)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               0     2   1   1   2   0   0   4   3.35
Jones W(5-3)            9    12   5   5   1   1   1  39   3.40
Totals                  9    14   6   6   3   1   1  43

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Glynn L(0-2)            3.1   4   5   5   3   1   3  17   3.63
Lemanczyk               0.1   1   3   3   2   0   0   4   5.70
Laxton                  4.1   6   3   3   3   5   0  21   4.07
Hiller                  1     2   1   1   1   2   1   6   2.57
Totals                  9    13  12  12   9   8   4  48

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Joe Brinkman


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Dillard forced Burleson (third to
second); Miller grounded out (second to first) [Dillard to
second]; Yastrzemski popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Mankowski singled to center; Meyer doubled to right
[Mankowski to third]; Staub walked; Horton walked [Mankowski
scored, Meyer to third, Staub to second]; JONES REPLACED
CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Oglivie grounded into a double play (first
to catcher to first) [Staub to third, Horton to second, Meyer
out at home]; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk walked; Cooper homered [Fisk scored]; Rice was
called out on strikes; Evans homered; Hobson flied out to right;
Burleson singled to center; Dillard grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan singled to center; Scrivener forced Freehan
(shortstop to second); Wagner flied out to center; Mankowski
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk lined to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Meyer singled; Staub doubled to center [Meyer
scored]; Horton flied out to left; Oglivie grounded out (second
to first) [Staub to third]; Stanley walked; Freehan doubled to
center [Staub scored, Stanley scored, Freehan to third (on throw
to home)]; Scrivener flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Cooper grounded out (second to first); Rice
homered; Evans walked; LEMANCZYK REPLACED GLYNN (PITCHING);
Hobson singled to center [Evans to third]; Burleson reached on a
fielder's choice [Evans out at home (pitcher to catcher), Hobson
to second]; Dillard walked [Hobson to third, Burleson to
second]; Miller walked [Hobson scored, Burleson to third,
Dillard to second]; LAXTON REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING);
Yastrzemski walked [Burleson scored, Dillard to third, Miller to
second]; Fisk doubled to center [Dillard scored, Miller scored,
Yastrzemski to third]; Cooper singled to right [Yastrzemski
scored, Fisk scored]; Rice struck out; 7 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 10, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Wagner struck out; Mankowski grounded out (first to
pitcher); Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 10, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans flied out to right; Hobson singled to left;
Burleson singled to right [Hobson to third]; Dillard grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Burleson out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Staub popped to third in foul territory; Horton
singled to left; Oglivie singled to center [Horton to second];
Stanley flied out to left; Freehan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller was called out on strikes; DARWIN BATTED FOR
YASTRZEMSKI; Darwin walked; Fisk struck out; Cooper grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: DARWIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BAKER REPLACED
COOPER (PLAYING 1B); Scrivener popped to first in foul
territory; Wagner singled to right; Mankowski reached on a
fielder's choice [Wagner to second (error by Burleson)]; Meyer
popped to pitcher; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice struck out; Evans flied out to center; Hobson
doubled to left; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton singled to left; Oglivie grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Horton out at second]; Stanley
doubled to right; Freehan flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 10, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Dillard flied out to right; Miller walked; Darwin
doubled to left [Miller scored]; Fisk was called out on strikes;
Baker popped to pitcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 11,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Scrivener grounded out (shortstop to first); Wagner
flied out to left; Mankowski lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 11, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 9TH: HILLER REPLACED LAXTON (PITCHING); Rice homered;
Evans struck out; Hobson grounded out (pitcher to first);
Burleson walked; Dillard doubled to left [Burleson to third];
Miller struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 12, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Meyer singled to center; Staub homered [Meyer
scored]; Horton flied out to center; Oglivie doubled to center;
Stanley flied out to right; Freehan grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 12, Tigers 6.